Manufacturing Today, September-October 2016, pages 40-41. – The marketplace for plastics manufacturing has changed a lot in the last 25 years, according to Pexco LLC Executive Vice President of Sales Joe Joyner.

ALPHARETTA, Georgia (October 6, 2016) –Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics developer and manufacturer, today marked Manufacturing Day by opening the Extrusion and Engineering Center of Excellence (ECOE) at its Philadelphia-area facility.

ALPHARETTA (September 7, 2016) – Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics developer and manufacturer, is highlighting its commitment to the plastics extrusion industry and markets with the opening of the Extrusion Center of Excellence showcase at its Philadelphia-area facility this fall.

ALPHARETTA (August 29, 2016) – Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics developer and manufacturer across Medical, Defense, and Industrial markets, announces the establishment of its Pexco Medical division leadership position and the hiring of Mauricio Arellano as its division President.

ALPHARETTA (January 8, 2016) – Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics manufacturer across Medical, Defense, and Industrial markets, announces its acquisition of Scientific Plastics Corporation of St. Paul, Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS (September 1, 2014) – Pexco Medical, a division of Pexco LLC, has purchased through its Spectrum Plastics operation a new 55-ton Roboshot injection molding machine for the purpose of developing new medical tools and advancing its biomaterial processing capability.

Columbia, S.C. (14 December 2012) – Pexco LLC, an Atlanta-based plastics extruder-manufacturer, will exit the plastics sheet business to focus on profile extrusion and specialty plastics and has announced the closure of its Columbia, South Carolina plant. Plaskolite, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, has purchased the sheet extrusion assets and order book. Pexco is working with the South Carolina Dislocated Worker Unit to assist in re-employment efforts for the 147 full-time site employees.

Q1 2012 Results Positive

(April 19, 2012) Pexco LLC, a leader in custom plastics extrusion, reports positive growth thus far in 2012 with orders up across most markets, especially in many of its Industrial applications, which include Aerospace and Traffic Safety.

ATLANTA, (December 2, 2011) -- Pexco LLC, a leading North American extruder for custom thermoplastic applications, has acquired RDC Cytex, Inc. of Houston. RDC Cytex is a custom profile extruder specializing in retail point-of-purchase display fixtures. Following its acquisition of AllWest Plastics in July, this deal is the fourth acquisition for Pexco in 2011 and its largest to date.

Joe Joyner brings proven industry experience to leading plastics design and fabrication company

ATLANTA (August 17, 2011) – Pexco, a leader in the design and fabrication of standard and custom extruded plastic products, has named Joseph (Joe) Joyner as Executive Vice President of Sales. Joyner will report to CEO Neil Shillingford and be responsible for managing and fostering performance improvement initiatives within Pexco as well as expanding the company’s custom plastics industry reach and market presence. The appointment was announced by CEO Neil Shillingford.

ATLANTA (April 6, 2011) – Pexco, the North American leader in the design and fabrication of custom extruded plastics products including chain-link enhancement products, marketed under the PDS® brand name, has purchased Patrician Products, Inc. of Hicksville, NY, a premier plastic extruder of fence and lawn and garden products throughout the US and internationally.

Design Meets Expectations of World’s Leading Truck Door Manufacturer

ATHOL, MA (March 22, 2011) – Durable, light weight and color customizable truck and trailer roll-up door panels from Pexco are helping Whiting Door launch an innovative transportation product category. The solution is the result of a collaborative design and development effort between Pexco, a leading plastics extruder, and Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation of Akron, NY, the company credited with developing the first overhead roll-up door for trucks and trailers in 1953.

ATLANTA (January 31, 2011) – Pexco, one of North America's leading manufacturers of point-of-purchase merchandising solutions, has introduced AisleSmart, a family of six innovative products that meet strict criteria for labor savings, adaptability to multiple applications and consumer education.

TACOMA, Wash. (September 23, 2010) – With 37,000 students and nearly 10,000 faculty and staff, the University of Maryland in College Park is a bustling center of learning – and traffic. Controlling vehicles and ...

Tacoma, Wash. (July 20, 2010) –Many people think of Pennsylvania Avenue as the street in Washington, D.C., where the president lives, but it is also a heavily travelled central artery in the nation's capital – and one favored by thousands of bicyclists.

CHICAGO (May 26, 2010) – Pexco, one of North America's leading manufacturers of point-of-purchase merchandising solutions, has introduced a unique flag holder product that works with most shelf designs without blocking access to product or hindering re-stocking. The Omni Clip is designed ...

They Take a Hit and Spring Right Back

Tacoma, Wash. (May 10, 2010) –New federal guidelines for in-street pedestrian crosswalk signs mean significant changes in the structure of the sign. Signs on public roads – and private roads that are open to the public, such as those in shopping malls and on university campuses ...

Lamp Obscurity Without Diminishing Light Transmission

COLUMBIA, S. C. (March 11, 2010) – An innovative material for lighting from Pexco, a leading extruder of plastic profile and sheet, helps hide lamp images without the use of overlays. Lighting profiles ...

YAKIMA, Wash. (March 3, 2010) – Pexco, a leading plastic extruder, today announced it has entered into a data license with The Boeing Company allowing the use of detail engineering design data to obtain Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) for replacement spare parts. The license will permit Pexco to manufacture licensed PMA parts under Pexco’s FAA approved quality system and distribute directly to operators.

YAKIMA, Wash. (February 16, 2010) – The inaugural flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was a day of celebration for one of North America's leading extruders of plastic profile for the aerospace industry. Pexco extruded, fabricated and assisted in the design of hundreds of parts that that contribute to the 787's exciting new interior environment that ...

TACOMA, Wash. (January 25, 2010) – Tough and highly visible plastic lane marker posts from Pexco are helping to manage traffic flow at the Olympic Winter Games. Although Vancouver is the official host, many of the skiing events will be held in Whistler, 115 km (72 mi.) inland.